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Dominic's character Paddy and his girlfriend Chas are part of a heartbreaking storyline that is very real for many parents.

Chas is pregnancy with their daughter who has no chance of survival due to the genetic condition bilateral renal agenesis, which means her lungs and kidneys won’t develop properly.

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The devastated couple were offered the choice to terminate the pregnancy but decided to continue to ­full-term not only to give their baby the best life possible but also in the hope they might be able to donate her organs to give another child a chance of life.

Paddy and Chas’s decision was inspired by Chas’s niece Sarah who is clinging to life on the heart transplant waiting list.